1990 Michigan State Spartans football team
American college football season
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The 1990 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 8–3–1 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for the Big Ten title with Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan.
| 1990 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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Big Ten co-champion John Hancock Bowl champion | |
John Hancock Bowl, W 17–16 vs. USC | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–3–1 (6–2 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Morris Watts (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Norm Parker (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Michigan + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Michigan State + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Illinois + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Iowa + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at Syracuse* | No. 19 | ESPN | T 23–23 | 49,822 | [1] | |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 24 | ABC | L 19–20 | 80,401 | [2] | |
| September 29 | 7:05 p.m. | at Rutgers* | No. 22 | TKR Sports | W 34–10 | 26,188 | [3] | |
| October 6 | 1:05 p.m. | Iowa | No. 18 |
| L 7–12 | 76,873 | [4] | |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Michigan | ABC | W 28–27 | 106,188 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Illinois | No. 24 | ABC | L 13–15 | 70,398 | [6] | |
| October 27 | 1:05 p.m. | Purdue |
| W 55–33 | 77,343 | [7] | ||
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Indiana |
| ESPN | W 45–20 | 74,261 | [8] | |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | W 28–16 | 38,731 | [9] | |||
| November 17 | 2:05 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 24 | W 29–22 | 24,959 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | 1:05 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 24 |
| W 14–9 | 60,517 | [11] | |
| December 31 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 21 USC* | No. 22 | CBS | W 17–16 | 50,562 | [12] | |
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Game summaries
Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Michigan State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Michigan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
- Date: October 13
- Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Game attendance: 106,180
- Game weather: Sunny
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese & Jack Arute
| 1 | MICH | Alexander 16-yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick) | MICH 7-0 | |
| 1 | MSU | Enos 8-yard run (Langeloh kick) | Tied 7-7 | |
| 3 | MICH | Bunch 1-yard run (Carlson kick) | MICH 14-7 | |
| 3 | MSU | Hickson 4-yard pass from Enos (Langeloh kick) | Tied 14-14 | |
| 4 | MSU | Hickson 26-yard run (Langeloh kick) | MSU 21-14 | |
| 4 | 5:50 | MICH | Howard 95-yard kickoff return (Carlson kick) | Tied 21-21 |
| 4 | MSU | Duckett 9-yard run (Langeloh kick) | MSU 28-21 | |
| 4 | 0:06 | MICH | Alexander 7-yard pass from Grbac (pass failed) | MSU 28-27 |
Personnel
- OT No. 77 Eric Moten, Sr.
Team members in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Franchise |
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| Bobby Wilson | 1 | 17 | Washington Redskins | |
| Dixon Edwards | Linebacker | 2 | 37 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Eric Moten | Guard | 2 | 47 | San Diego Chargers |
| Carlos Jenkins | Linebacker | 3 | 65 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Duane Young | Tight end | 5 | 123 | San Diego Chargers |
| James Bradley | Wide receiver | 7 | 181 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Hyland Hickson | Running back | 10 | 265 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Cliff Confer | Defensive end | 12 | 332 | San Francisco 49ers |
